Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-24
WON ny PAPER.
How One Wan ProGted ny n BIG
Financial Panic.
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lSt Louis hepuhlcan.I
YES" continued the oldest inhabi-
tant, ave had q great boom IN ~:
Louis in these times which continued
until the banks broke, which reminds
me Of another queer story that only Old
Sam Lover could tell as it deserves to
be told. After oil the trouble about
the banks there were thousands and
thousands Of dollars worth Of worthless
currency aGoat in the country-iust
about as Confederate money was after
The war. There was st. Louis firm
which bought up great amount OF
this money and used it for advertising
purposes, and believed they prepared
some themselves, so that $1,000 bills
were as cheap as paper and printers
ink could make them. There was work
ing for this firm one Con Godfrey, whose
family are still most respectable people
in this city, some of them living in
North ST. Louis and some out near
Baden. Con was a rolhcking young
Irishman who had come TO America TO
seek his fortune. Before he had left
the old country he had been very much
in love with a young Irish lass whose
parents were very well of, and who
sent Con to the right about when he
asked for their daughters hand. Con
had saved up 81, 900 or 81, 800 after five
years of hard work, and he concluded
to 90 home on a visit. His employers
asked him to take along with him some
of the firm advertisements, which were
stamped on the bank notes, and dis
tribute them on the way, and Con
agreed. A box full of the money was
made, which Con forgot all about till
he got home to RoscOmmOn, and then
a brilliant idea seized him. He took
out a big bundle of the notes, erased
the advertisement, which was only
small red stamp on the back, and put
ting his genuine money on the inside
of the formidable roll, went off to
church, as the best place to see who
was living and who was dead. When
the plate was passed around Con drop
ped in a guinea with a flourish, scoring
point number one in his game with
tate. OF course such q donation made
q sensation, and after church the ru-
nor spread that Con Godfrey had come
home from America millionaire. The
next day he took all the boys to the pub
lie and insisted on paying for the whole
evenings entertainment, displaying at
the same time a roll of money which
gave weight to all the stories that were
afoat about the Yankee Crnsus. Il
was only a day until Con was invited
to take dinner in state at the house
Of the wealthicst farmer in that neigh
borhood, and there he met all the local
grandces, including his sweetheart's
father, the parish priest and his curlte,
and in fact everybody who was any
body in that section. The talk was all
about America and the fortunes that
were to be made there, and the whole
party were at once charmed and agra
waited at Cons modesty, for he could
not lie induced TO crafty their curl
osity in spite of the most pointed
questions, but only contonted him
self with protesting satisfaction at his
luck. and disclaiming the story that he
had made any great amount OF money.
At last the priest, who took as keen an
interest in the matter as anybody, said
that he had always been curious to
see some American money, and asked
Con if he had any with him. Con
produced pocketful, and the eyes of
the company were as big as the roll
when they saw the size OF it, The
money was examined and criticized,
and the curate was asked to cipher out
how much It would amount to in Eng
lish gold. After much figuring it was
found to represent about 5000 The
bluff old farmer, who had a few years be-
fore shown Con the door so merciless-
", came over and shook hands with
him warmly, and told him he must be
sure to call over and see Julia.
"'Julia who = asked Con inno-
Gently.
"'Why, my daughter Julia--Julia
Doran, OF course who else would it
be 2
ooh; so you'rc Mr.. Doran? I
thought / remembered the face, said
Con. 'Julia-her name was Julia,
wasn't il? Oh, yes; I remember her
now quite well. Why. | thought she'd
be married long since
"To shorten the story, Con came
back to St. Louis with a very pretty
wife and very pretty dowry, all OF it
a happy consequence Of a great tinan-
cial panic.